[time-nuts] Need help with Motorola OnCore software
normn3ykf at stny.rr.com
normn3ykf at stny.rr.com
Tue Nov 16 19:33:38 UTC 2010
Skip,
Is it sending moto bin or nmea?
Try switching. Easy to find.
Try asking the board it's ID.
Fun with old gps's
Norm
---- Skip Withrow <swithrow at idcomm.com> wrote:
>
> Hello fellow nuts,
>
> I am trying to communicate with a Motorola UT+ receiver. Used to do it with
> the Motorola GPS software running in a DOS window on a PC running windows
> XP.
>
> Recently moved to a new machine (server, running XP again), but absolutely
> cannot get the software to run. I'm convinced that it has something to do
> with the communications startup. This machine does not seem to have a MS
> Dos tab, so am starting DOS from the Cmd line in the startup menu. I'm
> running GPSCOMMS from the \GPS directory and then starting GPS (from the
> \GPS directory). The window comes up and when the GPS receiver is
> initiallized it seems to send back the datum it is using. After than,
> nothing.
>
> I do know that commands are getting to the receiver, I have looked at the
> line on the Oncore with a scope (but haven't checked to see if it is at the
> right baud rate yet). Also still need to check to see if there is a respone
> from the UT+. I get the impression that the serial port may not be
> configured correctly (but how do I know with the GPS software?).
>
> Anybody know the tricks to running the old Motorola GPS program on a Windows
> machine? Is there better software out there that would be compatible with
> the OnCore UT+?
>
> Any help appreciate! Thanks in advance.
>
> Skip Withrow
>
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